Maritime Museum Louisiana

It’s hard not to imagine the nearby Tchefuncte River filled with schooners, war ships and steamers when you visit the Maritime Museum Louisiana in picturesque Madisonville. The museum tells the story of the Northshore’s seaport roots through well-done exhibits, artifacts (a Civil War submarine!), video and events like wooden boat building classes and the Wooden Boat Festival held each October.

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The museum is custodian of the nearby Tchefuncte River Lighthouse, built in 1837 and still standing but put at risk by storms and shoreline erosion. You can’t tour the lighthouse but you can visit the lightkeeper’s cottage, moved from the mouth of the Tchefuncte where it long stood next to the lighthouse.

133 mabel drive, madisonville